How to handle coach/recruiting situation as a parent

Kennedy2010
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:22:02 +0000

My D was also a recruited athlete - however due to indecisions about which school was best for her she did not apply EA/ED anywhere. Obviously, this hurt her chances for admission at some (but not all) schools where the coaches were chomping at the bit for early admits. In retrospect, I doubt she would have made any different decisions despite the outcome. Her top 2 schools did not even have her sport - only club. And she chose one of those due to best fit.

Since your D already knows her best fit - why not just let her go for it if money is not a huge issue. I agree that you should negotiate the package, of course. But don’t overthink it.